Jane parish



UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE;

JANE PARISH, OF LEICESTER, COUNTY OF LEICESTER, ENGLAND.

STENCIL-DRUM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 422,889, dated March4,1890. Application filed August 25, 1888. Serial No. 288,812. (Nomodel.) Patented in England February 16, 1888, No. 2,335-

To all whom. it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JANE PARISH, residing at No. 6 Maynard Street,Leicester, in the county of Leicester, England, in the United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Ireland, have invented a new and useful StencilApparatus or Drum, (for which I have obtained a patent in Great Britain,No. 2,335, bearing date as of the 16th of February, 1888,) of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in stencil-drums, the stencilsbeing arranged upon a suitable frame in the form of a polygon, and maybe made from one strip of metal or from separate pieces secured togetherby clips in the manner shown and described; also the arrangement of aself-inking brush inside the polygonal stencil, mounted in a frame withsprings and weighted so as to be raised when out of use, and the ink isprevented from passing out of the reservoir therein, for the purpose ofstenciling or printing from stencils of the character herein describedand illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is aView in perspective of the stencil apparatus or polygonal stencil. Fig.2 is a side view of the same, having the selfacting inkingbrush D. Fig.3 is an end view of the drum with inking brush, and Fig. 4 is a View indetail of the plate E in connection with the inking device.

Similar letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the severalviews.

The stencilsA are mounted upon the polygonal frame B, made to consist ofany number of angles, the letters or figures 0 being previously cut outin the strip or plates of metal before being secured to the frame by theflanges F, the interchangeable plates being secured together by loops orhooks and eyes G; or I may provide that the polygonal stencil shallcarry an inking brush. For this purpose the arms 79 are attached to theframe B, and in the slot 21 is seated the axle b, so that the drum canbe turned to the letter or figure required to be brought to the bottom.Below the said axle is mounted the inkingbrush D, riding upon thetrunnions (1, rest ing in the upper part of the vertical slots on theblocks and springs d in the brackets d of the holder 0., the handle ofthe brush being weighted, (for the reason before stated.) If the handleis raised to the vertical posi tion,.as seen in Fig. 3, and the brushpressed down lightly on the bottom or inner face of the drum, bymanipulating the handle the ink will percolate through the holes 6 ofthe plate E (shown in Fig. 4) down the bristles e. Then the stencilletter or figure can be marked upon the surface of the article to 1circular frame or wheel, patented by Morrison,

No. 137,317, April 1, 1873. I do not claim such a combination. Also awire frame or fork; having bars arranged to run parallel to each other,called tines, and letter-p1ates strung loosely thereon, has beenpatented by eller, No. 360,637, of April 5, 1887 and, further, astencil-disk having letters or figures cut out radially, in combinationwith an inking-brush, as described in Patent No. 257,423, to Williamson,of May 2, 1882. TheseI do not claim in my invention; but

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'

1. A polygonal stencil drum having stencil-plates adjustably secured onits periphery and means for revolving the same, substantially asdescribed.

2. A polygonal stencil-drum having stenoil-plates adj ustably secured onits periphery, a frame provided with a central axis for re JANE PARISH.

Witnesses: I L

WILLIAM BEsrwrcK MAXFIELD, EDWARD WILLIAM PARISH.

